New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-29
BASEBALL MEN COMBINING.
THE PLAYERS FORM AN ORGANIZATION.

TrEY WILL PROTECT THEIR RIGHrs-REcoRDs OF
THE CLUBS.
The baseball player has at last arisen In his might and ne
say. he will no longer tramped with impunlty
protective and brotherhood has been formed ana
tho players say they at last in position to assert their
rights The org Is called the brotherhood OF Pro-
fssiona Baseball and secret msetng OF the Dody
was held at Eares Hotel IN Capat YESTERDAY The organ
zation only who belong to National League
clubs Nearly hundred players were either present or
at ye.ter session As early az 10 M the
corridors OF hotel began 10 Ill mp with wcdeveoped
athletic and wedressed young men and baseDah atmos
rhsrs filed tho hotel until after m The session was
held with closed ani the were guarded with
jealous care
The delegates present Pfofer OF tho Chicago club
Arthur Irwin OF Philadelphia, Clifford Carroll. Of
washnsOni NJ. Hackett OF indlanapon.' ,r,. Nsa
Hapion OF Detroit; J. NJ. Ward and Timothy
Keafe of New York: T. Dalrymple OF Psburg and John
Bnrdock and Robert Hacset OF Boston John NJ ward Is
the president and he presided committee was appointed
10 draft resolutions. them engrossed and sent to tho
family OF Alexander McKnnOn the wefknown player VINO
recently died II decided that the Organization
should have benevolent feature aud In future player who
(, disabled from accident or injury viii receive
so much at stated Intervals until he Is
able to play again The question OF players contracts
with clubs was fully discussed during nearly the whole
afternoon decided that new 'ye % contract
was drawn Up ago when document OF rs Kind was nee
R rd men Pas fs aa TO Te enroe Vow they
thai base las developed bushes, into which thou
and pnrpo have eone INTO sport consequence.
The brotherhood STYLE oil contract when not
different features incorporated IN the
new contract carefully discussed and weighed and the
member, think will be faycrabiy received by me
MANY people thought the players would attack the 70
serve nile and pieces but they dd not IL was NE
all the PLAYERS that the reserve RUE shoah
stand They say that II might 20 mpr2veu VII" Wiz
a few minor changes. but that the rule IN the
main the interest Of baseball aud tne pay,
The practice Of selling and euylns RaseT ,ns
maintain when cub releases man he should ge hls
UNCONDITIONAL release and allowed to wherever he
the dishanhmen Mt OF ciuD
should be released from all future obligations 10 that cup
and the players should where they see NJ They nen
PLAYERS were husted last fall without ANY regard to
their own wishes. and say at TINS practice
brings back MemoT ,, civ. old tho nssrue ali
the hep IL fighting drunkenne,s among PLAYERS
that player drinks shall be nned so for Ie hr.t Of
fence $50 the second and 90 for the third Then the
player intelligence left The fourth ohence sha Oe
MN with suspension ani the blackiist
Messrs Hsnion IRWIN and ward were appointed 20 ON
the subject Of contracts win n. power 20
Irsrue will be asked 70 meet the committee at once
The men say that they WIZ pay Their own way an. anu
protect The interests OF the Managers wen a. iher
Az as az present the League refuses TO meet Tie
rlsyers they say they will work out the reform alone
The Detroit TO hold the lead IN te Leagne
race hs Chicago second and the New York Boston
and Philadelphia cuhs close together not Tar behind ouAe
The leader has md thirty hve doirat. 10
while chicago club has Tour less victories an
two more dc ended with the New FORK and
Phlde phia clubs together AMI each has VIC The same
number OF game. tie teams tied of thru place
games than either NswYork Philadelphia, but aynE
lost one Further back comes the Pt.burg CLUB IA
washington INDIANAPOLIS IIoosirrs are last ana
seen content with their lot They are PLAYING 10 better
win The games Polo Grounds this week TIE record
10 date Is az follows: